Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-04
THE BATTLE FOR PROTECTION.

DOM-ollluS W luo i'CuloCldtlO L W
tectionists and practicallyread them
ont of the party. A few days ago,
a Louisiana Democratic member Of
the House of Representatives, of
many years high standing in his
party, said that he is practically
outlawed and ostracised by his
party associates in the House, be-
cause he is a PrOtectionist, believ-
ing that the interests OF his people
demanded the application of the
policy of Protection.
A recent cause of rupture be-
tween the now thoroughly embit-
tered wings of the so called Democ-
racy, is the peremptOry and almost
tyrannical refusal of Speaker Car
Isle to permit consideration of the
proposition to reduce the tobacco
tax. Moreover, his disdainful treat
ment of the letter OF Congressman
Randall, Henderson and Wise
greatly irritated those gentlemen
and those concurring with them
In his recent autOcratic and con-
temptuous treatment Of the Protec'
zionist wing OF his party Mr.. Car
Isle has acted deliberately and adj
visedly. Mr.. Morrison, recently
defeated by a Republican in a dis
trict usually Democratic, has been
consulted by Mr.. Carlisle at every
stage of the battle between Free
Trade and Protection, and presum-
ably reflects the views of the dis
carded Free.Trade leader from Hi
nOis.
1t is inevitable that a permanent
breach on this question has taken
place in the Democratic party. The
silly prescription and vituperation
that assailed Readiusters IN Viz
ginia will now be lavishly hurled
at Democrats who advocate Pro-
lection. For such is the adder-hke
spirit of modern Democracy. Nat
urally enough the most energetic
resentment against this proscrlp-
ton and attempted exclusion from
fair consideration of the interests
of districts demanding Protection
comes from Protectionist Demo
Gratis OF the South. For years
bhndly supporting the mock De
mocracy which has asked their
support upon grounds of mere ira
dition voiced by spread-eagle ora
tors and spOuting demagogues,
southern men are naturally resent
fol of attempts to gag them upon
questions affecting their material
interests. Nearly all the leading
Democratic papers in Virginia,
North Carolina, Georgia and Ala
bama are pronounced in their dis
sent. The Birmingham, Ala, age,
for instance says: "The Democrat
ic party is now divided by a great
industrial policy. The ruling Of the
Speaker against all revenue reform
which does not anticipate a policy
of delay and antagOnism to the
manufacturing industries of the
American people opens the cam
paign OF the Morrison wing against
the promotion of those industries
1t adds further that the Morrison
Democracy has thrown down the
gage of battle to the South and
that the contest will be welcomed.
The southern states are Just begin
ming to taste the benefits OF Pro.
lection. They are having mar
velOus growth as result of this
policy, and it is not surprising that
their antagonism to a change is pro
nOunced and vigorous.
But there is not only great ad-
vance of ProtectiOnist sentiment in
the South, as the apparent check
to Protection in some sections of the
North has been cOunteracted to a
large degree by the great demon
stratiOn in favor of Protection made
at the meeting Of manufacturers
held in Boston a fortnight ago.
The meeting was held to promote
clubs to disseminate refutatiOn Of
the arguments and documents Of
the Free-Trade clubs which have
been such active propagaudists in
New England OF late years. See
ing their ground sinking beneath
them in the South, the Free. Traders
have endeavored to find ,compensa
ton in the North and East. 4
northern newspaper published in a
large manufacturing and CONNER
cial city, wisely says: "Ihey (the
Free-Traders) have confidently be-
lieved that there would be another
shifting of the tariff scenery, and
that, while the South veered round
to the early Protection principles
of John &. Calhoun, the North
would change back TO the early
Free Trade principles of Daniel
Webster. This exchange the Free
Traders would gladly make, and to
guard against it should now be the
chief aim of the Protectlonists. If
the voters are kept informed on
this question there is no fear OF a
wrong decision, and hence all ef-
forts to this end are worthy of com
mendatiOn and support.
Reports from Pennsylvania indi-
cate phenomenal health and vigOr